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Coupatezia woutersi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Coupatezia woutersi was named by Cappetta (1982). It is extant. It is the type species of Coupatezia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta
1987Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta p. 168
2007Coupatezia woutersi Kriwet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusCoupateziaCappetta 1982
specieswoutersiCappetta 1982

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Lutetian or 58.70000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Coupatezia woutersi (186974)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Coupatezia woutersi (62872)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Coupatezia woutersi (62890)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Coupatezia woutersi (3256 3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Coupatezia woutersi (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Coupatezia woutersi (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Coupatezia woutersi (62573)